Enrollment
474
High
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN LINE SCHOOLS·NCES 280468000975
O'Bannon High School
1203 S. Raceway Road, Greenville, MS 38701 · (662) 335-2637 · Washington County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Mississippi public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
471 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 17% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.4%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.4% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.3% | 42.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like O'Bannon High School
O'Bannon High School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Bannon High School this school | 474 | 99.4% | 37.6% |
| Natchez High School NATCHEZ | 606 | 100.0% | 36.2% |
| Greenwood High School/Votech Greenwood | 633 | 99.8% | 36.0% |
| McComb High School MCCOMB | 632 | 100.0% | 42.6% |
| Rosa Fort High TUNICA | 438 | 100.0% | 59.6% |
| South Pike High School Magnolia | 425 | 99.3% | 36.8% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where O'Bannon High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #170 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #170 of 199 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #143 of 199 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #110 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #185 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #130 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #57 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #21 of 63 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
474
+51 (+12%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 474 | 26.6 | 17.6:1 | 99% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 26.9 | 15.9:1 | 100% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 28.6 | 13.0:1 | 100% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 100% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 25.7 | 16.3:1 | 100% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 99% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 93% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 550 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 80% (441) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for O'Bannon High School.
About O'Bannon High School
O'Bannon High School is a public high school in Greenville, Mississippi. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 474 students. By comparison, high schools in Mississippi enroll about 651 students on average.
Western Line Schools counts 1,739 students in its 4 schools, and O'Bannon High School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at O'Bannon High School, about 79 are Black. Other reported shares: 13% multiracial and 4% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, O'Bannon High School scores 33%.
The school has 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.6 students per teacher. Statewide, high schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1. Of all students at O'Bannon High School, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Washington County is close, at 100%.
O'Bannon High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 11% of Mississippi public high schools.
O'Bannon High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.6% and a predicted 44.4%.
For the population of Washington County, median household income comes to about $42,165, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County's 25 public schools enroll about 6,329 students and include O'Bannon High School.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, O'Bannon Elementary School, is the closest to O'Bannon High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, O'Bannon High School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 474, from 423 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 14.6:1 to 17.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for O'Bannon High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,765
Census ACS
Median income
$42,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,329 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Line Schools
- O'Bannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Riverside High SchoolHigh · 320 students
Other schools in Greenville
- Greenville High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- O'Bannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- T.L. Weston Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Stern Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Boyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Coleman Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
Nearby schools
- O'Bannon Elementary School0.1 mi · 543
- Boyd Elementary School1.5 mi · 298
- Trigg Elementary School1.6 mi · 231
- Greenville High School2.4 mi · 836
- Coleman Middle School2.4 mi · 287
- Akin Elementary School2.5 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About O'Bannon High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at O'Bannon High School?
O'Bannon High School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does O'Bannon High School serve?
O'Bannon High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at O'Bannon High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at O'Bannon High School is approximately 17.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at O'Bannon High School?
Student demographics at O'Bannon High School are roughly 4% White, 1% Hispanic, 79% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is O'Bannon High School in?
O'Bannon High School is part of Western Line Schools.
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